But hopefully, the New Year will see a dramatic decrease in these
honor crimes.From the London Evening Standard:

In the financial year 2007/08, a total of 161
incidents, including 93 criminal offences, were reported to police. The rest
were “non-crimes” such as intimidation or attempts at forced marriage.

But the following year the number had jumped to
256, of which 132 were criminal offences. And 211 incidents have already been
reported in the first six months of this financial year, of which 129 were
offences.

This number is more than double the same period
last year. There have been a series of horrific attacks which police suspect
were motivated by “honour” within the family or community.